Moonstone Business School of Excellence (MBSE) is a private higher education and training institution based in Technopark, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, specialising in education for South Africa's financial services sector. MBSE was established in 2015 after the Moonstone Group (founded in 2000 as a service provider to the financial advisory industry) acquired PSG Academy, with Moonstone Intellectual Capital and PSG Academy amalgamating into the single school. MBSE is provisionally registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) as a private higher education institution, registration certificate number 2011/HE07/005, valid until 31 December 2028. Its qualifications are stated as approved by DHET, SAQA, CHE, INSETA, FPI and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). The school offers a mix of formal NQF-registered qualifications, occupational certificates, regulatory exam preparation, Class of Business (COB) training and short courses aimed at financial advisers, planners and compliance professionals, including workplace-integrated and online/classroom delivery. No independently verified student enrolment figures were found.
Qualifications & Programmes
- Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning (NQF 8)
- BCom Financial Management Degree (NQF 7)
- Advanced Certificate in Financial Planning (NQF 6)
- Occupational Certificate: Compliance Officer (NQF 6)
- Higher Certificate: Wealth Management (NQF 5)
- Higher Certificate in Short-Term Insurance (NQF 5)
- Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC): Short Term Insurance (NQF 4)
- Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC): Wealth Management (NQF 4)
- RE1 Regulatory Examination preparation/training
- Class of Business (COB) training (covering the nine classes of business under Board Notice 194 of 2017, e.g. short-term insurance, long-term insurance, pension fund benefits, deposits, investments, forex, health service benefits)
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities (regulatory environment, ethics, technical knowledge, business skills)
- Short courses (e.g. FICA, POPI Act, National Credit Act)